1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to agriculture; providing a grant for
1.3 	research on the production of hydrogen fuel from
1.4 	ethanol; appropriating money.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; ETHANOL TO HYDROGEN RESEARCH.
 1.7 	$250,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the
1.8 	commissioner of agriculture in fiscal year 2006 for a grant to a
1.9 	qualified entity for research on equipment and procedures for
1.10 	converting agriculturally derived ethyl alcohol to hydrogen.
1.11 	The commissioner must establish guidelines for selecting the
1.12 	qualified entity.  This is a onetime appropriation and remains
1.13 	available until awarded as a grant.